List of Better Call Saul episodes explained

Better Call Saul is an American television drama series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould that aired on AMC. It is a spin-off from Gilligan's previous series, Breaking Bad (2008–2013), to which it serves as both a prequel and sequel. Set primarily in the first half of the 2000s in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series develops Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), an earnest lawyer and former con artist, into an egocentric criminal defense attorney known as Saul Goodman. Also shown is the moral decline of former police officer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), who becomes a violent fixer for drug traffickers to support his granddaughter and her widowed mother.[1] [2]

The series was officially greenlit in September 2013.[3] [4] In an interview Gilligan confirmed that the series would have a lighter tone than Breaking Bad.[5] Before the premiere of the first season, a second season was ordered.[6] The series premiere aired on February 8, 2015,[7] and the first season concluded on April 6.[8] The second season aired from February 15, 2016, through April 18.[9] [10] In March 2016, the series was renewed for another season.[11] The third season began on April 10, 2017,[12] [13] and ended on June 19.[14] A week later the series was renewed for an additional season.[15] In July 2018, the series was renewed for a fifth season.[16] The fourth season began airing on August 6, 2018,[17] and ended on October 8.[18] In January 2020, the show was renewed for a sixth and final season.[19] [20] The fifth season ran from February 23, 2020, through April 20.[21] [22] The sixth season was split into two parts, the first part ran from April 18, 2022,[23] through May 23.[24] The second part began on July 11, 2022, and the series finale aired on August 15.[25]

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

See main article: ''Better Call Saul'' season 1. The first season premiered on AMC on February 8, 2015, and ended on April 6. The season was planned to be released in 2014 but was delayed.[26]

Season 2 (2016)

See main article: ''Better Call Saul'' season 2. The second season aired from February 15, 2016, through April 18. A thirteen-episode second season was ordered before the release of season one. However, in November 2015, the season was reduced to 10 episodes.[27]

Season 3 (2017)

See main article: ''Better Call Saul'' season 3. The third season began on April 10, 2017, and ended on June 19.

Season 4 (2018)

See main article: ''Better Call Saul'' season 4. The fourth season began airing on August 6, 2018, and ended on October 8.

Season 5 (2020)

See main article: ''Better Call Saul'' season 5. The fifth season ran from February 23, 2020, through April 20.

Season 6 (2022)

See main article: ''Better Call Saul'' season 6. The sixth season was split into two parts,[28] the first part aired from April 18, 2022, through May 23. The second part began on July 11, and the series finale aired on August 15.[29]

Slippin' Jimmy

See main article: ''Slippin' Jimmy''.

Slippin' Jimmy is an animated short-form web series featuring Saul's time before moving to Albuquerque.[30] The series was critically panned.[31] [32]

Ratings

Ratings of AMC cable TV viewers in the United States. Ratings do not include AMC+ and Netflix viewers.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 30, 2018 . Better Call Saul — TV Episode Recaps & News . March 23, 2024 . . en . March 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323202118/https://www.vulture.com/tv/better-call-saul/ . live .
  2. Web site: Better Call Saul . March 23, 2024 . . April 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401013414/https://www.sonypictures.com/tv/bettercallsaul . live .
  3. Web site: Cornet . Roth . September 11, 2013 . Breaking Bad Spinoff Series Better Call Saul Confirmed . March 25, 2024 . . en . September 13, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130913003554/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/11/breaking-bad-spinoff-better-call-saul-confirmed . live .
  4. Web site: Derschowitz . Jessica . September 11, 2013 . "Breaking Bad" Saul Goodman spin-off a go at AMC . March 25, 2024 . . en-US . March 25, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240325024809/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/breaking-bad-saul-goodman-spin-off-a-go-at-amc/ . live .
  5. Web site: Rose . Lacey . October 16, 2014 . 'Breaking Bad's' Vince Gilligan Reveals Details of 'Saul' Spinoff and Terror Over What's Next . March 25, 2024 . . en-US . March 25, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240325024809/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/breaking-bads-vince-gilligan-reveals-2-648425/ . live .
  6. Reed . Ryan . June 20, 2017 . 'Better Call Saul' Renewed for Second Season, Delayed Until 2015 . March 25, 2024 . . en-US . March 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240326023427/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/better-call-saul-renewed-for-second-season-delayed-until-2015-122905/ . live .
  7. Web site: Roots . Kimberly . November 20, 2014 . Better Call Saul Gets Two-Night February Premiere on AMC . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141123020442/http://tvline.com/2014/11/20/better-call-saul-premiere-date-amc/ . November 23, 2014 . November 20, 2014 . TVLine.
  8. Snierson . Dan . April 6, 2015 . Bob Odenkirk on the 'Better Call Saul' finale and his new Netflix sketch show with David Cross . March 23, 2024 . . en . March 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323202118/https://ew.com/article/2015/04/06/bob-odenkirk-better-call-saul-finale-david-cross-netflix-sketch/ . live .
  9. Cwik . Greg . February 15, 2016 . 'Better Call Saul' premiere recap: Jimmy's back! And he's got a new job... . March 23, 2024 . . en . October 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031200015/https://ew.com/recap/better-call-saul-season-2-premiere/ . live .
  10. Web site: Schwartz . Ryan . April 19, 2016 . Better Call Saul Season 2 Finale Recap: You Really Got a Hold On Me . March 23, 2024 . . en-US . March 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323202118/https://tvline.com/recaps/better-call-saul-recap-season-2-finale-episode-10-jimmy-confesses-felony-705077/ . live .
  11. News: Dessem . Matthew . March 16, 2016 . It's Showtime, Folks! Better Call Saul Renewed for a Third Season . March 25, 2024 . . en-US . 1091-2339 . March 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240326023428/https://slate.com/culture/2016/03/bob-odenkirks-better-call-saul-renewed-for-season-3.html . live .
  12. Web site: Harley . Nick . April 11, 2017 . Better Call Saul Season 3 Episode 1 Review: Mabel . March 23, 2024 . . en-US . March 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323202119/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/better-call-saul-season-3-episode-1-review-mabel/ . live .
  13. Web site: Mathews . Liam . April 10, 2017 . Better Call Saul Season 3 Gets Off to a Slow Start . March 23, 2024 . . en . March 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323202118/https://www.tvguide.com/news/better-call-saul-season-3-review/ . live .
  14. Rosenfield . Kat . June 20, 2017 . 'Better Call Saul' Finale Recap: Sick Burn, Chuck . March 23, 2024 . . en . March 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323202118/https://ew.com/recap/better-call-saul-season-3-finale/ . live .
  15. Snierson . Dan . June 27, 2017 . 'Better Call Saul' Renewed for Season 4 . March 25, 2024 . . en . June 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170628180601/http://ew.com/tv/2017/06/27/better-call-saul-renewed-season-4/ . live .
  16. Web site: Ramos . Dino-Ray . Hayes . Dade . July 28, 2018 . 'Better Call Saul' Hustles Its Way To Season 5 Renewal – TCA . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240326023427/https://deadline.com/2018/07/better-call-saul-tca-season-5-renewal-amc-1202435812/ . March 26, 2024 . March 25, 2024 . . en-US.
  17. Web site: Herzog . Kenny . August 6, 2018 . Better Call Saul Recap: Waiting to Exhale . March 23, 2024 . . en . May 19, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200519064533/https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/better-call-saul-recap-season-4-episode-1-smoke.html . live .
  18. Sepinwall . Alan . October 9, 2018 . 'Better Call Saul' Season Finale Recap: Winner Takes It All . March 23, 2024 . . en-US . March 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240302010636/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-recaps/better-call-saul-recap-season-4-episode-10-winner-732727/ . live .
  19. Web site: Thorne . Will . January 17, 2020 . 'Better Call Saul' Renewed for 6th and Final Season at AMC . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804033625/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/better-call-saul-renewed-final-season-1203470181/ . August 4, 2020 . March 26, 2024 . . en-US.
  20. Web site: Opie . David . August 25, 2022 . Why Better Call Saul was cancelled – and the chances of season 7 or a spinoff . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240326023427/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40988946/better-call-saul-cancelled-season-7-spinoff/ . March 26, 2024 . March 25, 2024 . . en-GB.
  21. Web site: Bojalad . Alec . February 18, 2020 . Better Call Saul Season 4 Recap . March 23, 2024 . . en-US . March 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323202118/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/better-call-saul-season-4-recap/ . live .
  22. Web site: Bojalad . Alec . Harley . Nick . Baxter . Joseph . April 14, 2020 . Better Call Saul Season 5 Episode Guide . March 23, 2024 . . en-US . March 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323202119/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/better-call-saul-season-5-release-date-trailer-cast-episodes/ . live .
  23. Snierson . Dan . February 10, 2022 . 'Better Call Saul' sets premiere for final season, split into two parts . March 23, 2024 . . en.
  24. Web site: Shanfeld . Ethan . May 24, 2022 . 'Better Call Saul' Director, Patrick Fabian Break Down Howard's Fate and Lalo's Shocking Pivot . March 23, 2024 . . en-US . May 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220524152532/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/better-call-saul-finale-patrick-fabian-howard-lalo-1235275697/ . live .
  25. Web site: Maas . Jennifer . February 10, 2022 . Better Call Saul Final Season Gets Premiere Dates for Both Halves . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712151000/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/better-call-saul-season-6-premiere-1235174021/ . July 12, 2022 . February 10, 2022 . Variety.
  26. Web site: Ng . Philiana . O'Connell . Michael . June 19, 2014 . AMC Renews 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff 'Better Call Saul,' Pushes Premiere to 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018014947/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/amc-renews-breaking-bad-spinoff-713405 . October 18, 2020 . March 25, 2024 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  27. Web site: Fitzpatrick . Kevin . November 17, 2015 . 'Better Call Saul' Season 2 Order Reduced From 13 Episodes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170504102803/http://screencrush.com/better-call-saul-season-2-episodes-reduced/ . May 4, 2017 . June 16, 2020 . ScreenCrush.
  28. Web site: Petski . Denise . February 10, 2022 . 'Better Call Saul' Gets Premiere Dates For Both Halves Of Sixth & Final Season . March 26, 2024 . . en-US . June 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610171745/https://deadline.com/2022/02/better-call-saul-premiere-dates-sixth-final-season-1234930761/ . live .
  29. Web site: Simons . Roxy . Reporter . Film . August 16, 2022 . 'Better Call Saul' Ending Explained: What Happened to Saul and Kim? . March 26, 2024 . . en . March 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240326023427/https://www.newsweek.com/better-call-saul-ending-explained-finale-recap-what-happened-saul-goodman-kim-wexler-prison-1733936 . live .
  30. Web site: Oddo . Marco Vito . March 25, 2024 . 'Better Call Saul' Animated Prequel 'Slippin' Jimmy' Arrives on AMC+ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623215801/https://collider.com/slippin-jimmy-animated-better-call-saul-prequel-amc-plus/ . June 23, 2022 . September 2, 2022 . . en-US.
  31. Web site: Ashbrook . Alex . August 27, 2022 . How Better Call Saul's Animated Prequel Ties Into the Breaking Bad Universe . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915202034/https://www.cbr.com/better-call-saul-slippin-jimmy-breaking-bad-amc/ . September 15, 2022 . March 25, 2024 . . en-US.
  32. Web site: Donaldson . Mark . February 14, 2022 . Better Call Saul: Slippin' Jimmy Is A Breaking Bad Spinoff Too Far . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915202144/https://screenrant.com/better-call-saul-slippin-jimmy-animated-breaking-bad-spinoff/ . September 15, 2022 . March 25, 2024 . . en-US.

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